Egypt on Saturday received doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus.
Egyptian Presidential Advisor for Health Affairs Awad Tag El-Din said an agreement was signed with the African Union and the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention to receive around 300 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“Around 25 million doses will arrive to Egypt soon,” Awad revealed.
Since Egypt kicked off its vaccination campaign last January, the country is still working to vaccinate medical staff, people over the age of 65, and those with chronic illnesses.
On Saturday, the Health Ministry said 589 new coronavirus cases were detected in the past 24 hours, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 276,190.
In a statement, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said 31 patients have died from the virus, raising the death toll to 15,791.
Also, 899 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 204,701, the spokesman said.
